Can New Energy Vehicle Quota Be Changed Back to Regular Quota?
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New energy vehicle quotas can be changed back to regular quotas. New energy vehicle quotas do not require a lottery draw; you can apply for a regular passenger car quota after the electric vehicle quota expires. For users currently on the waiting list for new energy passenger car quotas under their personal name, if they switch to applying for the additional 20,000 new energy passenger car quotas allocated to car-free families but ultimately do not obtain a quota, their current waiting list position will not be affected. However, for families with multiple members participating in the waiting list or lottery, once they apply for this additional quota and ultimately obtain it, all other applications under individual names within the family will be canceled. More details are as follows: 1. According to the "Notice on the Rules for the Allocation of New Energy Passenger Car Quotas in Demonstration Applications," the annual quota for new energy passenger car quotas for individuals and units has been exhausted. Valid application codes that have passed the review will continue to be allocated according to the waiting list rules. 2. Additionally, new energy vehicle quotas can only be used to purchase models listed in the "Catalog." Since imported brands are not included in the "Recommended Models Catalog for Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Demonstration and Promotion Projects" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, they can only be purchased as traditional vehicles. 3. A separate lottery pool will be established for new energy vehicle quotas. The application conditions for individuals are basically the same as those for regular passenger car quotas, with the additional requirement of whether the buyer has the conditions to install a charging pile.
Recently, several folks have been asking about this. Having run my auto repair shop for over a decade, I can tell you clearly: in license-plate-restricted cities like Beijing and Shanghai, it's virtually impossible to switch a new energy vehicle license back to a conventional fuel vehicle plate. Take Uncle Wang who came last week—he wanted to swap his NEV back to a gas car, but was stunned when checking the policy: he must first scrap and deregister the NEV, then re-enter the lottery queue for a regular plate. Guangzhou is slightly more flexible, but requires meeting thresholds like four years of social security payments. My personal advice? If you truly want to drive a fuel vehicle again, it's better to just bid for a fuel plate under a family member's name rather than counting on converting your original quota.
